Economists have predicted a rebound in key GDP growth figures for the fourth quarter of 2011 but warn the South African economy will slow in 2012.
The ANCYL’s call for a meeting with the ruling party to discuss disciplinary action against it has been met with a resounding "thanks, but no".
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has vowed to fight on, as the ruling party’s national disciplinary committee ponders the youth leader’s fate.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has vowed that the league will take up the charge to return land to its "rightful owners".
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/ 26 February 2012
The last night of the ZAR Johannesburg club turns out to be just another mundane night.
The ANC Youth League has refused to comment after President Jacob Zuma criticised it for "ill-discipline".
Drastic changes have been made to the conditions under which medical parole is granted by the department of correctional services.
Despite reduced rates, Cosatu and the DA have again rejected the implementation of toll fees on Gauteng’s freeways.
Tolling across Gauteng freeways will begin at a reduced rate on April 30, despite intense civil opposition to the move.
Is Julius Malema trying to annoy the ANC into dissolving the youth league, a move so drastic that the NEC will feel compelled to come to his aid?
Pravin Gordhan will address funding in his budget speech, but analysts say money is the least of the national health insurance scheme’s problems.
With ambitious state projects planned, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan faces a tough call in his 2012 budget speech: Should he raise taxes or not?
President Jacob Zuma has slammed FF+ leader Pieter Mulder for his controversial views on land reforms, telling him he needed a lesson in history.
The ANC Youth League said it won’t accept the suspension of Julius Malema until the ruling party can convince their membership it’s the right move.
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/ 15 February 2012
Nelson Mandela’s face on our banknotes leaves our other national heroes out in the cold, writes <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>.
Legal experts have warned that tampering with the powers of the Constitutional Court equates to a fundamental change in South Africa’s democracy.
President Jacob Zuma will have to return to court on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent an investigation into his alleged corruption.
Analysts say the infrastructure drive unveiled by President Zuma must be combined with other programmes if it is to succeed in growing SA’s economy.
Nationalisation may be off the table but analysts warn that any changes to the tax regime in the mining sector will also scare away investors.
Protesters opposed to the DRC’s Joseph Kabila are picketing outside the Mining Indaba, calling on investors to eschew the country’s mineral resources.
A climate change consultant at the Mining Indaba says global warming is a ruse to create a global bureaucracy to rule the world with impunity.
Simply listening to his people won’t help, President Zuma must lead us, writes <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>.
More militant, and a lawyer to boot: Meet the man waiting in the ANC Youth League wings, Julius Malema’s eager young deputy, Ronald Lamola.
While the ANC’s appeals committee has upheld the majority of the ANCYL suspensions, Malema and his co-accused can still present mitigating evidence.
The ANC Youth League says there’s no point in promoting nationalisation at the Mining Indaba because it will be non-negotiable once it becomes policy.
Busa said there is no need for drastic action in the South African economy, but rather encourages government to spend its money better.
Julius Malema is hoping the ANC’s NEC will quash his suspension before the verdict of his appeal is announced. But his chances don’t look good.
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/ 27 January 2012
Germ expert’s counsel calls for the discounting
of evidence on ethics based on a lack of context.
The HPCSA will decide on Friday whether to proceed with the hearing into allegations of unethical conduct against Dr Wouter Basson.
Kgalema Motlanthe has agreed to work with Lindiwe Mazibuko to ensure government ministers adequately answer questions from opposition parties.
Russia has charged that any suggestions that its recent elections were not free and fair are the empty and unfounded imaginings of Western powers.
The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee has announced that the repo rate needs to remain constant to build a "stable" environment.